Slingshot



Feb. 2, 1954 STYLES 2,667,863

SLINGSHOT Filed March 28, 1950 INVENTOR.

[HRL E. $77455 Patented Feb. 2, 1954 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 4 Claims.

This invention relates to a sling slot.

It is an object of this invention to produce a sling shot which can be manufactured very economically and which is provided with means for insuring accurate sighting of the target.

More specifically, the invention contemplates a sling shot having elastic members forming a catapult which are secured to a frame member pivoted on the body of the sling shot. The pivoted frame includes a sight member arranged thereon such that the line of sight is always parallel, or at least substantially parallel, to the line of pull on the elastic members.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the sling shot.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary side elevation of the sling shot showing the sight member disposed in a different angular relation to the body than shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2 and showing this sight member in a still different angular position.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary front elevation of the sling shot.

Referring to the drawings and particularly to Fig. 1 there is illustrated a sling shot, the body ll] of which is formed of a length of relatively rigid rod or wire. The wire is looped or bent upon itself at mid length to provide a handle l2. The end portions of the wire are bent outwardly on opposite sides of handle l2 as at [4 and then upwardly as at IE to provide a substantially U-shaped frame at the upper end of handle [2. The extreme ends of the wire are bent perpendicularly to the legs l6 and in opposite directions to form a pair of horizontally disposed pins [8.

A second piece of wire of lighter gage is fashioned to provide a frame 20. Frame 20 comprises a generally inverted U-shaped member having upright legs 22 and a horizontally extending leg 24 at the upper end thereof. The free ends of legs 22 are looped as at 26 around pins l8 and provide a pivoted connection between frame 20 and body ID. The extreme ends of legs 22 are extended rearwardly as at 28 in a direction perpendicular to the plane of frame 20 and are fashioned to provide downwardly turned hook portions 30.

The catapult is fashioned as a pair of elastic members 32 which are preferably formed of rubber and molded or otherwise provided with closed loops 34 at one end for engagement within the hook portions 30 of frame 20. At three other ends elastic members 32 are connected with a sling 36 which is formed of fabric, leather, or other flexible material. Sling 36 is of a size sufficient to enclose the missile to be shot with the device, such as stone, steel shot, etc.

For facilitating aiming of a missile held within sling 36 at a target, the device is provided with a sight member 46 which can be advantageously formed as a flat, narrow strip of metal which is tapered from one end to the other. The ends of the metal strip are bent upwardly as at 42 and 44 to provide front and rear sights. The front sight 62 is triangularly shaped, and the rear sight 46 is provided with a triangular notch 46 aligned axially with front sight 42. The sighting member til is secured to the horizontal leg 24 of frame 20 at a point spaced equally between the upright legs 22. Member 46 can be attached to leg 24 by any suitable means such as welding or soldering and is disposed such that the line of sight is substantially parallel to the line of pull of the elastic members 32 on body It. In other words, when the front and rear sights, 42 and 44, respectively, are aligned, the line of sight is parallel to a plane passing through the ends 34 of elastic members 32 and the pivot pins l8.

With the above described arrangement it will be noted that the line of sight is always substantially parallel to the line along which the missile is shot from catapult 36. This result is obtained by connecting the ends of the elastic members 32 to the frame 26 on which sight 40 is fixed and which frame is plvotally supported on the body IU of the device. If the user grips handle I2 such that body In is substantially upright and aims at a target disposed at a lower level than the handle, Fig. 3, he automatically directs the missile at the target by aligning the front and rear sights on the target. The sights are aligned with the desired target by raising and lowering the catapult 36 while the elastic members 32 are in a stretched condition. The raising or lowering of the catapult in turn rotates the sight member 49 about pivot pins It as a center. If it is desired to aim the device at an elevated target, then sling member 36 might be lowered by the user to rotate sight 40 to a position where the front and rear sights are aligned with the elevated target such as is illustrated in Fig. 3. Sights 42 and 44 are aligned with the target in much the same manner as the sights of a rifle are aligned with a target. Catapult 36 is raised and lowered just as in the case of a rifle; the barrel or the stock is raised or lowered to align the front and rear sights with the target.

It will thus be seen that I have provided a membersagl acts through pivot pins. l8 and is, al- 10 ways substantially parallel to the line of sight through the front and rear sights of sight mem; ber 40.

It will be appreciated that although the body-- 5 portion, said elastic sling member being connected with the free ends of said legs whereby said sight member pivots on said Y-shaped frame in correspondence with said elastic sling member and the path of a projectile released from said sling-member is unobstructed by said'sight memher or saidsecond frame.

3. In combination with a conventional sling shot of the type having a generally Y-shaped ;,frame and an elastic sling member, a sighting l0 and frame 20 are shown and described in the device comprising an inverted generally U- form of members formed of wire, these-members desired, they may be formed as metalstampirigs or they may even be formed of molded-plasshaped frame comprising spaced apart leg memjoers, haying extensions thereon projecting in a direction substantially transversely of the plane of said ushaped frame, said second frame betic. The particular form of device illustrated ing substantially open across the extent between has been; shown zmerelyto i'llustratetheybasic, princi le f censtruction of the-slingshot,

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